Why Are Trump's Approval Numbers Low? Ask The Haters

Polls: There several conflicting polls out about President Trump's approval rating. But one thing is clear in all of them: The only reason his numbers are low is because Democrats despise him.

The latest approval numbers come from the Pew Research Center, which found that Trump's overall approval rating in his first month in office is just 39%. That's far below every other president since Reagan. His approval rating was 55% at this point. Obama's was 64%, Clinton's 56%, Bush I's 63% and Bush II's 53%.

Pew's number is lower than the IBD/TIPP poll, which has Trump's approval rating at 42%. Rasmussen's latest poll is much higher, putting Trump's approval at 55%.

Since Reagan, every president has gotten sky-high approval ratings from their own party — from the high 70s to the mid-80s. Trump is no different. Among those Republicans and Republican leaners, 84% approve of the job he's doing. That's actually a higher score than Reagan got from Republicans at this point in his first term.

What's dramatically different, however, is the unique level of hatred for Trump by Democrats.

In the past, a sizable minority of those on the losing side nevertheless approved of the job the new president was doing out of the gate.

In Obama's case, for example, 37% of Republicans approved of Obama in his first month in office. For Reagan, 39% of Democrats gave him a thumbs up, and 30% did so for George W. Bush, the Pew data show.

But just a tiny 8% of Democrats and Dem leaners approve of the job Trump is doing.

If Democrats weren't so historically hostile to Trump, his overall approval rating would easily be above 50% in the Pew survey.

The Democrats anti-Trump fever can also be seen when they're asked about Trump's traits. Just 10% of Democrats say he's trustworthy, 11% say he "cares about people like me," and just 21% say he's a strong leader.

Democrats only give Trump a break when asked if he "keeps his promises" — 39% agreed with that characterization of Trump, which is why Trump gets an overall score of 60% on this trait.

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